Pastoral Resources

Wisdom is learning what to overlook.

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone.

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

But the law of God came from heaven indeed. God wrote it with his finger, it is the fountain of all wisdom, and therefore shall it continue for ever, and never have an end.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

To keep your secret is wisdom; to expect others to keep it is folly.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.

After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom, power, and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork.

Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.

I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've learned most is that no one has a monopoly on truth or wisdom. I've learned that we make progress by listening to each other, across every apparent political or ideological divide.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise.

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.

I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.